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YATESVILLE &mdash; Unstoppable at time, unselfish at others, fearless all the time.
				This was Sam Yencha at her best.
				And Holy Redeemer needed it to best a young but stubborn Montrose team.
				Yencha scored eight of her team-high 18 points in the opening quarter Wednesday and the Meteors never recovered, as Redeemer controlled and rolled to a 55-43 District 2 Class 3A quarterfinal victory over Montrose at Pittston Area High School. 
				&ldquo;I was motivated because its districts,&rdquo; Yencha, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s my senior year. I want to make a mark, I want to go far.&rdquo;
				Third-seeded Redeemer, now 19-5, will go up against 21-7 Riverside in the district semifinals Saturday. The only two losses the second-seeded Vikings suffered came against returning state runner-up and top-seeded Dunmore.
				&ldquo;Either of us can win that game,&rdquo; Yencha said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to be a great game.&rdquo;
				Wednesday&rsquo;s was a gritty one for the Royals.
				Yencha muscled inside to score four baskets and lead the Royals to a 16-10 lead after a quarter and Redeemer never trailed in the game. The Royals had a nine-point lead at intermission and extended it to 12 points by the end of the third quarter.
				&ldquo;It&rsquo;s important to get a strong start,&rdquo; Yencha reasoned. &ldquo;Fortunately, we had that.&rdquo;
				The Royals also had a big offensive night from point guard Karissa Spade, who knifed inside for 12 points, and some solid play from seniors Alesha Pekarovsky and Liv Moore in their district opener.
				But behind a 19-point night from Haley Pompey, the Meteors stayed within striking distance, cutting double-digit deficits to seven points in the second quarter and to nine in the third.
				&ldquo;Montrose is a good team,&rdquo; Redeemer coach John Jezorwski said. &ldquo;They executed their gameplan, they made us play. They wanted to win just as badly as we did.&rdquo;
				Yencha, though, ripped up Montrose&rsquo;s best-laid plans.
				She stepped outside and popped consecutive 3-point goals midway through the third quarter, giving the Royals a 44-28 lead and a clear path to the district semifinals.
				&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say enough about Sam Yencha,&rdquo; Jezorwski said. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s getting double-teamed, she&rsquo;s fighting through, finding teammates. She&rsquo;s so unselfish. She does what is best for the team. I think that&rsquo;s her all year long.
				&ldquo;She&rsquo;s that kind of special player, she&rsquo;s a once-in-a-lifetime coaching dream.&rdquo;
				 District 2 Class 3A Quarterfinals
				Holy Redeemer 55, Montrose 43
				MONTROSE (43): Lizzy Lathrop 2 1-2 7, Tangi Smith 1 0-0 2, Hayley Pompey 6 7-9 19, Chalice Guyette 1 1-2 4, Mia Snyder 4 0-0 11, Mya Snyder 0 0-0 0, Emily Wood 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 9-13 43.
				HOLY REDEEMER (55): Karissa Spade 6 0-0 12, Alesha Pekarovsky 3 0-0 6, Sam Yencha 8 0-2 19, Liv Moore 2 0-2 5, Jillian DelBalso 2 0-0 5, Aleia Atherton 2 0-0 4, Aubrey Curley 2 0-2 5, Faith Sekol 0 0-2 0, Mia Ashton 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 0-8 55.
				Montrose`10`10`14`9 &#8211; 43
				Holy Redeemer`16`13`17`9 &#8211; 55
				Three-point goals: MON 6 (Mia Snyder 3, Lathrop 2, Guyette); HR 5 (Yencha 2, DelBalso, Curley, Moore)

Yencha plays big as Holy Redeemer girls basketball advances in districts